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FIFA World Cup statistics for journalists, editors, commentators, and football content teams.

Built for fast World Cup research

StatPiece helps football journalists and content teams find accurate, copy-ready FIFA World Cup statistics in seconds.

Use it for match previews, live blogs, post-match reports, newsletters, broadcast preparation, podcasts, social posts, and tournament research.

The goal is simple: find a usable World Cup stat in under 30 seconds, copy it, and use it directly in your coverage.

Why StatPiece exists

World Cup history is full of useful records, streaks, milestones, and storylines, but they are often scattered across match reports, archives, databases, old articles, and social posts.

StatPiece brings that context together in one focused World Cup stats database, built around the way journalists actually work: fast lookup, clear wording, and copy-ready output.

What you can find

World Cup match recordsBrowse historical FIFA World Cup matches, scores, stages, venues, winners, extra-time results, and penalty shootout context.

Team historyCheck team records across World Cups, including appearances, wins, draws, losses, goals, streaks, best finishes, and tournament history.

Goal dataExplore World Cup goals with scorer, team, opponent, match, tournament, minute, and goal type where available.

Player milestonesFind player-focused records and milestones, including World Cup goals, appearances, scoring streaks, age records, and tournament achievements.

Match preview statsUse pre-match statistics built for journalists, including head-to-head history, team streaks, player milestones, opening-game records, and tournament context.

Copy-ready statsUse short, polished stat lines designed for articles, live coverage, social posts, and editorial workflows.

FIFA World Cup data coverage

TournamentsAll FIFA World Cups from 1930 to 2026

Matches964 completed matches from 1930–2022, plus 2026 fixtures

GoalsAround 2,900 World Cup goals with scorer and minute data

Free kick goalsAll free kick goals tracked across every tournament from 1930 to 2026

In-game penaltiesAll in-game penalty kick events tracked across every tournament, including scorer, minute, and outcome

Red cardsAll red cards tracked across every tournament from 1930 to 2026

2026 squadsAll 48 teams, 26 players per squad

AssistsNot currently available due to lack of complete source data

How the data is checked

StatPiece uses historical FIFA World Cup records, official match reports, and structured internal validation checks to build its World Cup statistics database.

Match results, goal events, team records, and generated stats are reviewed before publication. Where data is incomplete or uncertain, StatPiece does not estimate, invent, or auto-fill missing values.

Every public stat is checked against the underlying source data before it appears on the website. If a source gap exists, the issue is tracked internally and the affected stat is withheld rather than guessed.

2026 fixture data is based on the official FIFA World Cup schedule. Match results and post-match stats will be added after full-time.

Start exploring

Start with the Match Center, browse team pages, view upcoming matches, or explore the World Cup archive.

Found an error, missing record, or source issue? Send a correction to @Mister_Numbers on X/Twitter.